The existing sprinkler tank on site is approximately 30 years old and had previously been line by other.

FDS were employed firstly to carry out an internal tank inspection with the use of an ROV submersible camera. From this it was noted that the internal tank ties had broken and due to the age of the ...

The effect of any changes of structure, occupancy, storage configuration, heating, lighting or equipment of a building or hazard classification or installation design shall be identified in order that the appropriate corrective action may be taken immediately.

The review shall be carried out by one of the following procedures:

an inspection by a competent person, for example by an engineer from a sprinkler contractor; or

If you store waste in a building, you must install a fire suppression system. This system should be proportionate to the nature and scale of waste management activities you carry out and the associated risks.

Your system needs to enable a fire to be extinguished within 4 hours. When deciding what type of system to install you need to take into account that:

FDS are pleased to be working alongside Emtec Group Ltd on the new student accommodation block in Exeter. This project comes on the back for the Exeter Cricket fields project fished last august for the same end user.

FDS scope of works is to provide sprinkler protection to each of the 132 student accommodation rooms form a boosted domestic water supply by others. We will also be installing the new dry riser to the building.

The existing building was built in the late 70s and the sprinkler system installed was to a high hazard standard. The current owner/ tenants were looking at updating the water supplies due to the repairs required to the existing fire pumps and sprinkler tanks.